Pygmalion
“He picked up a girl from the gutter - and changed her into a glamorous society butterfly !”
ComedyRomanceDrama
When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a princess with only six months' training, Colonel George Pickering takes him up on the bet. Eliza moves into Higgins's home and begins her rigorous training after the professor comes to a financial agreement with her dustman father, Alfred. But the plucky young woman is not the only one undergoing a transformation.
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A delightful and witty classic about transformation and social climbing. It’s a charming, romantic journey filled with sharp dialogue and a satisfying, feel-good arc that leaves you smiling.
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